Waitsburg 4-H Kids Place at Top Chef Competition

Timothy Daves enjoys sharing his marinated London Broil with one of the competiton judges.

WAITSBURG – Thirty-seven kids from the Touchet Valley participated in the Top Chef Contest on Feb. 23-25 and Feb 27-28 held at the Walla Walla County Extension Office and St. Patrick's Church in Walla Walla. Four members of the Waitsburg Homegrown Go Wild 4-H club participated, and all walked away with awards.

Timothy Daves received three first-place awards. The first was in "Table Setting" for his "Fourth of July"-themed spread. Next, he won "Food for All Occasions" by serving a marinated London Broil, risotto, garden salad, and gluten-free peach cobbler. He also received first place in...